The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 231 Someone beat us to it

Li Jingxiao transformed into a form with three heads and six arms.

The figure is depicted with both hands, holding a black and silver spear.

The other four hands held the Demon-Subduing Mace, the Big Dipper Sword, the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, and the Soft Whip transformed from the Immortal-Binding Rope.

They charged toward the eight-armed demon.

No matter how powerful the Eight-Armed Demon was, he only had a level 10 Cold Light Sword in his hand, and he was afraid that Li Jingxiao would break it with his spear.

Especially when he felt the black gold and silver spear was very heavy, he dared not confront it head-on.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao has three heads, one of which occasionally spews out flames.

One that occasionally spews out thunder.

The last one is the most troublesome; it uses the Lion's Roar sound wave from time to time to disturb the mind of the eight-armed demon.

Or they might shout "Stay still".

Although it only immobilized the Eight-Armed Demon for two or three seconds, it was enough for Li Jingxiao to leave more than a dozen sword wounds or mace wounds on him.

For a time, the eight-armed demon who had conquered the underworld was actually being suppressed by Li Jingxiao.

The notification sound of +2 kept echoing in my mind.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao can also consume mana potions and blood potions, which replenish blood and mana and restore energy.

In just over an hour, I've already leveled up to level 70 (2/40) —
Seeing that the Eight-Armed Demon was covered in wounds, Li Jingxiao wanted to call a truce.

To avoid killing such a good sparring partner in the Demon Locking Tower.

But this demon was suppressed in the Demon Locking Tower by the Maoshan ancestors because he was a battle maniac.

Once he goes berserk, either he will be killed by someone else, or he will kill his enemy.

So even though Li Jingxiao had already inflicted numerous wounds on him, the Eight-Armed Demon showed no sign of stopping.

However, this guy's physical defense is indeed impressive.

Despite suffering so many sword wounds, gunshot wounds, and whip wounds, he seemed unharmed and fought with increasing ferocity.

Its fists even dared to clash with the Demon-Subduing Mace and the Seven-Star Sword.

The two fought until nightfall, and the eight-armed demon had three arms severed.

With several deep, bone-revealing wounds on his face and chest, he began to pant and slowed his attacks.

Li Jingxiao was also wounded by the enemy for the first time.

After the eight-armed demon went berserk, its attack power skyrocketed.

The sword had previously pierced Li Jingxiao's body, leaving holes in Jingxiu's robe.

However, it couldn't harm Li Jingxiao, who had a golden bell shield for defense and whose physical body had been modified by lightning.

But now, every punch, every kick, every sword strike that hits Li Jingxiao is reflected back by the Golden Bell Shield, injuring himself instead.

However, Li Jingxiao's physical body was indeed unable to completely defend against the Eight-Armed Demon's attacks.

Not only was his face injured, but several more wounds appeared on his body instantly.

Startled, Li Jingxiao quickly activated the Sun Golden Wheel, adding another layer of defense to himself.

Incidentally, the third head also began chanting the Golden Light Mantra, adding a fourth layer of defense to itself.

Fortunately, the injuries weren't too serious. After taking a blood-replenishing medicine, he recovered in no time.

This made the eight-armed demon increasingly frustrated as the fight progressed.

Having lived for countless years, I have encountered countless adversaries.

But this was the first time I had ever encountered someone like Li Jingxiao, who wore several layers of armor.

Although the Golden Light Mantra has strong defense, it is extremely experienced in fighting against the Eight-Armed Demon.

There are countless skilled opponents I've challenged and defeated.

Breaking the Golden Light Mantra was indeed not difficult for him.

But the Golden Wheel's defense left the Eight-Armed Demon helpless.

He kept cursing in his heart, wishing he had more weapons.

Forcibly breaking through the defenses of the Sun Wheel is no longer an impossible task.

Unfortunately, there isn't much fairness in this world.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao hadn't originally planned to fight this demon to the death, but since the demon had gone mad, well, that was a different story.

We'll use our superior weaponry to fight you.

With another sweeping shot, breaking the eight-armed demon's fourth arm, Li Jingxiao kicked the demon away to prevent him from actually being killed.

The character level has also increased to level 70 (26/40).

The eight-armed demon, who had been kicked away, did not stand up.

Instead, after being kicked more than ten meters away, he lay on the floor staring at the ceiling of the second floor, panting heavily, seemingly lost in thought.

After a while, the eight-armed demon sat up, and his appearance changed from that of an eight-armed demon to that of a middle-aged man.

He casually tossed the Cold Light Sword back to Li Jingxiao.

He sighed and said, "That's enough for today. We'll have another fight after I've completed my secluded cultivation."

Li Jingxiao was stunned for a moment, and then began to regret that he had discouraged the demon's confidence.

He hurriedly said, "If seclusion were useful, then Taoist priests and demons would have long since roamed the world."

It would be better to combine actual combat with martial arts discussions; that way, one can better organize what one has learned.

The eight-armed demon shook his head: "I am different from you. I have fought for countless years and encountered countless opponents."

It's already very difficult to improve much through combat.

But after such a crushing defeat, I suddenly realized that everything in the past had been rushed, so seclusion was imperative.

Li Jingxiao wanted to curse after hearing this, but fortunately he quickly realized that this was only the second level of the Demon Locking Tower.

If the eight-armed demon is unwilling to fight, then find a demon on the third level to fight.

However, it was already late at night, so Li Jingxiao naturally went home first to rest with his wife for the night.

Tomorrow, I'll be in the best condition to go up to the third floor feeling refreshed and energetic.

After retrieving the Eight-Armed Demon's Cold Light Sword, Li Jingxiao, as usual, left behind a jar of strong liquor and a sheep.

Go down one floor, and there Kang was fast asleep.

Li Jingxiao stepped forward and kicked the wild boar monster away.

Having gained 1.2 experience points, I finally left the Demon-Sealing Tower feeling refreshed.

It was too late, so Li Jingxiao didn't go to find Master Xuanming.

Seeing that the Yellow Turban warriors had not come to Maoshan, they guessed that they were still searching for the situation at Lingyan Mountain.

He greeted the Maoshan disciples who were in charge of guarding the Demon-Locking Tower, then leaped into the sky and flew towards Jinling.

Meanwhile, the many disciples guarding the tower saw that he had once again made Jingxiu's robe tattered and torn.

While feeling sorry for him, I also admired Li Jingxiao even more.

Upon closer inspection, it appeared that they had been battling the eight-armed demon on the second floor for another day.

Although Jingxiu's robe was tattered, Li Jingxiao's body showed no visible wounds.

Or it could be a sign of injury.

In other words, Li Jingxiao should have never lost a battle against the Eight-Armed Demon.

Otherwise, if he were injured, he would have already left the Demon-Sealing Tower.

Li Jingxiao returned to the Rongguo Mansion in Jinling in no time.

However, before falling, I still took Jingxiu Robe to the game to repair it.

It then landed in one of the two courtyards in the backyard, the smaller courtyard on the east side.

Unexpectedly, this time not only Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun, but also Baoqin, You Erjie and You Sanjie, Baozhu and Ruizhu were all awake.

Even Jingxi, Jingyue, Jingrong, and Qin Zhong gathered in the main room of this courtyard, chatting and laughing happily.

The maids selected from the twelve households of the Jia family in Jinling, who were guarding outside the main hall, saw him.

He hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Excellency the Duke."

Li Jingxiao smiled and nodded, then casually took out seven or eight silver melon seeds and handed them to a maid who looked about eighteen or nineteen years old, telling her to take them and share them.

The maids were overjoyed and bowed to him in gratitude.

The sound immediately carried into the house.

Jingrong, that little rascal, immediately used her light-footed skills to run out in a flash, grabbing Li Jingxiao's hand and calling out.

"Big brother, are you getting married again?" Li Jingxiao was taken aback, then mistakenly thought the Xue family was moving so quickly.

They couldn't wait even a day longer before preparing to marry Xue Baochai off to them.

He even told Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun directly.

Unexpectedly, Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun embraced him as they sat on the main couch.

Qin Keqing said with a smile, "Master, the Wang family sent a letter this afternoon saying that they intend to betroth their eldest daughter to you as a concubine."

She doesn't seek a formal marriage, only to be a concubine.

My sister Yuanchun and I thought that having more sisters would make things more lively, and also provide more attentive servants for the master.

So they haven't replied to the Wang family yet, but they haven't refused either.

If you are so inclined, my lord, my sister Yuan Chun and I will personally visit the Wang family tomorrow.

Let's see if that girl is the same as what Yuan Chun said.

She was beautiful, kind, and sensible.

Seeing that Yuan Chun did not object, Li Jingxiao felt that it was normal.

But it's a bit unreasonable that Qin Keqing didn't object.

But what Li Jingxiao didn't expect was that as his level increased, his physique also reached 40 points.

Their combat capabilities in any area are naturally stronger.

Not only Qin Keqing felt that life had returned to when she had just married Li Jingxiao, and he often kept her up until noon because of her.

Now there's another sister to share the burden, and frankly speaking, a concubine is still a mistress.

It just has a better reputation.

Since Wang Xifeng would not threaten his status as the principal wife and the wife of the Duke of Xingguo.

Qin Keqing no longer cared.

If you really think about it, Baozhu, Ruizhu, Baoqin, You Erjie, and You Sanjie were all actually intended to be concubines, and they had already been enjoying the treatment of concubines for a long time.

One more or one less doesn’t make any more or less.

Qin Keqing didn't care about having another sister.

As for Yuan Chun, she herself knew that her biological mother, Lady Wang, initially wanted to marry her cousin, Wang Xifeng, to her husband.

Later, the person who married into that family became herself.

To some extent, it can be said that Lady Wang meant well but did something wrong, delaying Wang Xifeng's marriage.

So when the Wang family came to inform her of this matter, Yuan Chun was caught in a dilemma and could only consult with Qin Keqing.

Unexpectedly, Qin Keqing not only did not refuse, but agreed without much hesitation.

This made Yuan Chun feel that Qin Keqing was accommodating her, and while she was touched, she felt even more guilty towards Wang Xifeng.

So she didn't object, and indeed it wasn't appropriate for her to object.

To avoid truly offending her uncle, which might also force Wang Xifeng to become a nun.

After all, she lost the chance to be a wife first, and now she's willing to be a concubine, and you still refuse.

That would truly push someone to their death.

Li Jingxiao was secretly pleased, even though Wang Xifeng was jealous and had a strong desire for control.

But this woman isn't stupid.

You can't kill Qin Keqing first, then Yuan Chun, before you have a chance to rise to power.

Jia Lian couldn't control Wang Xifeng because, in the end, Jia Lian was also an incompetent playboy.

If Jia Lian were to become a high-ranking official, do you think Wang Xifeng would still dare to act arrogantly in front of him?

Even if Jia Lian were willing to endure some hardship, he could be sent to serve as an official outside the capital.

As the son of the Duke of Rongguo, he also donated money to obtain the official position of a fifth-rank sub-prefect.

After serving as an official outside the capital for several years, he will most likely be able to return to the capital and take a higher position.

Or, like Jia Yucun, one could become the Prefect of Jinling, or even the Vice Prefect of Jinling.

When the time comes, it will be Wang Xifeng who is anxious.

After thinking for a moment, Li Jingxiao said to Qin Keqing and Yuanchun, "You two sisters can make the decisions regarding matters within the inner quarters."

Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun spat at Li Jingxiao, knowing that he had actually already agreed.

And indeed, Wang Xifeng and Qin Keqing were destined to be together.

The two had an excellent relationship in the original work.

The next day, Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun went to the Wang family as guests. After only a few words, Qin Keqing felt that she got along well with Wang Xifeng.

They even considered arranging for Wang Xifeng to live in the east courtyard of the Duke's mansion in the capital.

However, the three Jingxi sisters all lived in the backyard of the East Courtyard.

The only option was to let Wang Xifeng stay in the West Garden, which was near Yuan Chun's residence.

However, once the Zhan Garden is purchased in Nanjing, there will be no shortage of places to live.

Even giving Wang Xifeng her own small courtyard would be fine.

The Wang family's swift action infuriated Xue Pan.

Then he began to regret that he hadn't been able to confirm with Li Jingxiao in person yesterday morning about marrying his younger sister Baochai to him.

Now that the Wang family has gotten there first, the Xue family can no longer bring up the matter.

It will take at least a year and a half.

Fortunately, Baochai is several years younger than Wang Xifeng, so it's fine to wait not only a year or two, but even two or three years.

The fact that the Wang family beat them to it made Aunt Xue, who had been hesitant, regret her decision.

To put it bluntly, everything is afraid of comparison.

You're also afraid someone will try to take it from you.

When no one is competing with them, they hesitate and are full of concerns.

But once someone tries to take it, you immediately feel that what you didn't get is the best.

That's what I really want.

The next day, Li Jingxiao ignored everything and went straight to Maoshan.

Now that we've reached level 70, repairing the Jade Target Fire Thunder Sword and the White Jade Talisman as soon as possible will allow us to obtain new Taoist techniques from Maoshan sooner.

Upon hearing that he was confident, Master Xuanming first repaired the Jade Shield Fire Thunder Sword.

Immediately overjoyed.

They hurriedly summoned the elders and held a fasting and sacrificial ceremony.

After the solemn ceremony, Li Jingxiao held the Fire Thunder Sword, which had been broken in two, and put it into his inventory with a thought.

The game character took me to the blacksmith shop in a level 70 city, and it cost 4 game coins to completely repair it.

However, like the Demon-Subduing Mace from before, the attributes of this Fire Thunder Sword were not apparent before it was enhanced.

Li Jingxiao thought about it for a while, but in the end he didn't strengthen it.

Firstly, if the attributes of this jade sword are too good, one can only feel envy.

Secondly, being able to repair this jade sword is already a remarkable achievement for Maoshan.

If you enhance it again, that will cost a different price.

So Li Jingxiao quickly took out the Fire Thunder Sword.

As soon as I held it in my hand, I felt the thunderous power within my body suddenly become restless.

His eyes involuntarily flashed with lightning, and he hurriedly handed the Fire Thunder Sword to the sect leader.

The lightning power within his body finally stabilized.

As soon as Master Xuanming received the Fire Thunder Sword, the thunderous power within his body was also activated by the sword.

Bolts of lightning crackled around his body.

Startled, Xuanming Zhenren, like Li Jingxiao, hurriedly put the Fire Thunder Sword back into its case.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Those around them saw that as soon as Li Jingxiao and their sect leader took the Fire Thunder Sword, the thunder within their bodies would become violent.

It's clear now; Li Jingxiao has indeed finished repairing this divine artifact.

The look in his eyes toward Li Jingxiao became three degrees more fervent.

(End of this chapter)